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root((摆动))
swing
implies a movement through an arc of something attached at one end or one side: the door suddenly ~ open.
sway
implies a slow swinging or teetering movement: the bridge ~ed a little and then fell. (teeter摇晃蹒跚不稳: unsteady, seesawing movement,如an inebriated man teetering as he stands一个醉酒的人站得摇摇晃晃)
oscillate
stresses a usually rapid alternation between extremes of direction: a fan that ~s will cool more effectively.
vibrate
suggests the rapid oscillation of an elastic body under stress or impact: the ~ing strings of the piano. (elastic能伸缩,如slacks that come with an elastic waistband长裤有可伸缩腰带)
fluctuate
suggests a constant irregular changing of level, intensity, or value: monetary exchange rates ~ constantly.
waver
stresses an irregular motion suggestive of reeling or tottering: his whole body ~ed as he crossed the finish line. (reel来回旋转失去平衡: to turn round and round or be thrown off balance,如a boxer reeling from the blow拳击手被打得晕头转向,即被打懵) (totter蹒跚摇摇晃晃,如he tottered before he fell他走得摇摇晃晃,然后摔倒了)
undulate
suggests a gentle wavelike motion: an ~ing sea of grass.
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原文: 【同义词辨析】 2018-08-29 摆动swing-undulate (英语家园) 【同义词辨析】 2018-08-29 摆动swing-undulate (同义词网) |
| 记忆: group swing mean to move to and fro, up and down, back and forth.首字母排列成VOW FUSS vow吃惊fuss忙乱<==导致摆动 |